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Who's looking after British science? Briefing   info
Prospect's view of the current state of British science.

I'm on a personal contract. Can the union protect me?   info
Even if you're on a personal contract, you have every reason to join a union and receive advice and support on individual and collective matters. This leaflet explains what Prospect can offer.

Become a pension champion   info
Pension Champions are a new type of union rep who are trained to help their colleagues access information about pensions.

Action Taken   info
Action taken on motions submitted to Prospect biennial national conference 19-21 May 2008 plus policies of the union

Are you new to conference?   info
Information of a pre-conference meeting

Access All Areas – access policy for Prospect events   info
Prospect aims to do all it can to ensure its events are accessible for disabled participants. This policy provides a checklist of issues for Prospect staff and branches to bear in mind when organising their events [disability]

Eligibility for research council funding   info
In October 2006 the Office of Science and Innovation announced changes to the criteria for eligibility fo research funding. This briefing explains why Prospect believes this change threatens partnership between British scientists and could turn the clock back 20 years.

Transferring public sector science labs to universities   info
At least six public sector research institutes have transferred their staff to universities since 1997. Five more are scheduled to do so by April 2008. Is this good or bad for British science?

Map of public sector science labs and sites   info
This map shows the location of public sector labs and sites, with an indication as to whether they are closed or face closure; have suffered redundancies or early retirements; have or will be transferred to a university; will suffer under current funding arrangements; or whose future funding levels are uncertain.

Impact of science funding cuts   info
British science has taken three sucker punches since July 2006. In February 2007, £68m was taken away from the research councils - money that had been ring-fenced for science. In October 2006, far-reaching changes were announced to the eligibility criteria for research council funding. And in July 2006, all Defra's agencies and public bodies were instructed to make in-year cuts to their budgets. This briefing looks at the impact of all these cuts.

Charter for British science   info
Today there is no central oversight for the health of the nation's science base. Who is looking after British science? Prospect's charter spells out what needs to be done to protect public science.

Who's looking after Defra science?   info
This is the third in our series of briefings about public sector science. It looks at the work carried out by scientists in the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which touches many areas of our daily life: water, food, air, land, people, animals and plants.